Base Plan : 53 BN - Ondangwa.

The 53 BN base was located just off the tar road in the town of Ondangwa. It was the central base for the deployment of troops for Sector 10. 53 BN had a number of satellite bases including Ogongo, Oshigambo, and Okatope, amongst others.

The map provided below shows the base as it looked during the 1980s. The base was however dismantled during the withdrawal of South African troops, and the only remaining identifiable part of the base is the bridge across the canal where the entrance gates were located. Based on the fact that this base was located in what is now the centre of a major town, it is very likely that some other structures will have been constructed on the site since the 1980s.

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Key Grid Position/ Photo View Direction Description & Photo Link

A/I10 Tar road between Oshakati and Tsumeb

A/I 9/10 Cement Canal outside base

B/C9 Front Entrance Gate to the Base

B3/9 Gravel road inside the base from the main gate up to the Transport Park

D8/9 Volleyball court

D9 and F4 Ablutions

C7 to E9 Tents

D3 to F6 Tents

D5 Swimming Pool (1)

B1/2 Transport Park

G2 QM & Technical Stores

G7/8 Ops Room, Admin, & HQ Building

C/F7 Parade Ground

F8/9 Canteen/Snoepie

F9 Army-sized brick Braai - good for making large fires for the whole base

G/H8 Kitchen

G4/5 Sick Bay

G/H 6/7 Officers Mess

G5/6 Library and Dominee's "Koffie Kroeg"

I5/6 Ondangwa Police Station

I8 Ondangwa Post Office

H7/8 Back gate out of base to Post Office and Police Station

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Key	Grid Position/ Photo View Direction	Description & Photo Link
	A/I10	Tar road between Oshakati and Tsumeb
	A/I 9/10	Cement Canal outside base
	B/C9	Front Entrance Gate to the Base
	B3/9	Gravel road inside the base from the main gate up to the Transport Park
	D8/9	Volleyball court
	D9 and F4	Ablutions
	C7 to E9	Tents
	D3 to F6	Tents
	D5	Swimming Pool (1)
	B1/2	Transport Park
	G2	QM & Technical Stores
	G7/8	Ops Room, Admin, & HQ Building
	C/F7	Parade Ground
	F8/9	Canteen/Snoepie
	F9	Army-sized brick Braai - good for making large fires for the whole base
	G/H8	Kitchen
	G4/5	Sick Bay
	G/H 6/7	Officers Mess
	G5/6	Library and Dominee's "Koffie Kroeg"
	I5/6	Ondangwa Police Station
	I8	Ondangwa Post Office
	H7/8	Back gate out of base to Post Office and Police Station